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District Directory Information (2023-2024 School Year)
District Name: District of Columbia Public Schools (Schools in this District)
NCES District ID: 1100030
State District ID: DC-001
Mailing Address:1200 First St NEWashington DC, 20002
Physical Address:1200 First St NE
Washington DC, 20002
Phone: (202)727-7377
Type: Regular local school district
Status: Open
Total Schools: 117
Supervisory Union #: N/A
Grade Span: PK - 12
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District Details (2023-2024 school year; Fiscal data from 2021-2022)
Total Students: 50,839
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 4,564.64
Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.14
District Details (2023-2024 school year; Fiscal data from 2021-2022)
District of Columbia Public Schools district has a staff count of 8,332.21.
Average Staff Comparison Average Total Teacher(FTE): 
  District: 4,564.64
  State: 115.77
  National: 180.36
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
Total: 4,564.64
Prekindergarten: 395.64
Kindergarten: 229.00
Elementary: 2,453.31
Secondary: 1,486.69
Ungraded: 0.00
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
Total: 3,767.57
Instructional Aides: 354.86
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 232.14
Total Guidance Counselors: 190.84
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 43.05
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 128.70
School Psychologists: 117.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 111.17
Library/Media Support: 16.05
District Administrators: 164.00
District Administrative Support: 826.66
School Administrators: 433.04
School Administrative Support: 230.47
Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): 490.52
Other Support Services: 600.32
District Details (2023-2024 school year; Fiscal data from 2021-2022)
  Amount Amount
per Student
Percent
Total Revenue: $1,597,449,000 $32,846
   Revenue by Source
      Federal: $221,113,000 $4,546 14%
      Local: $1,376,336,000 $28,299 86%
      State: $0 $0 0%
Total Expenditures: $1,757,377,000 $36,134
   Total Current Expenditures: $1,333,801,000 $27,425
      Instructional Expenditures: $661,141,000 $13,594 50%
      Student and Staff Support: $243,985,000 $5,017 18%
      Administration: $206,142,000 $4,239 15%
      Operations, Food Service, other: $222,533,000 $4,576 17%
   Total Capital Outlay: $359,817,000 $7,398
      Construction: $328,479,000 $6,754
   Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $13,212,000 $272
   Interest on Debt: $0 $0
Note: Details do not add to totals due to rounding. Note: Fiscal data (including per pupil count used in this table) from 2021-2022.
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2023-2024 school year
Notes:
  • NOTE: SY 2022-23 geographical data are not available currently.
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  • [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.